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  1. Lone Rider
    I watched the vlog (before I stumbled across this thread), and thoroughly enjoyed it. "Those easily influenced" should stay off of the internet, because there's a lot of worse content out there than cyclists intending to turn left, not stopping at a 4-way stop. Let's just agree that we don't all see the world the same way. If you find the vlog painful, then don't watch it...but don't deny those of us who are not as easily influenced, the opportunity to enjoy it.
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    Do yourself a favour, next time hit the start button on your polar when your group starts (not when you cross the start mat), and you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that there is NO difference in time between what you recorded and what Racetec reports!
  3. Lone Rider
    LOOK KEO Grip Cleats (Grey). Thanks. http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/look-keo-grip-cleats
  4. Lone Rider
    I could do with a couple of these - Look Keo Grip cleats (Grey) http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/look-keo-grip-cleats
  5. Lone Rider
    I was VB last year....this year also 1A?
  6. Lone Rider
    The same train of speeding cars came past us in the AL group. We had a bakkie riding in front of us, but no bike marshals in sight. I also heard from a few DL group riders, about the lack of water at the last couple of water points. Some good samaritans were stopping to give fellow cyclists (who were fighting dehydration in the midday heat) sips out of their own water bottles. In contrast, at the Race for Victory we were accompanied by bike marshals who controlled the traffic. They dictated to the cars when it was safe to overtake us...and at the finish line we were greeted with an array of choice regarding refreshments (water, coke, chocolate/strawberry milk, even ice cream)...and all that at a fraction of the cost! It's a no brainer as to which event I'll be supporting going forward.
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    Even though my front derailleur is setup correctly, I've had a couple of bad experiences when switching between chain rings, so I rather cross-chain for short periods i.e. the last 200m to the crest of a hill, rather than risk my chain jumping off. Otherwise I try and avoid cross chaining as much as possible. In addition to a slight (probably negligible) increase in wear, I suspect it also robs you of a little power...and I don't have that many Watts to spare!
  8. Lone Rider
    Can anyone confirm whether Suikerbosrand opened today?
  9. Lone Rider
    Every 6 months the slime in my tubeless tires starts drying up. I then remove the tires clean out all the dried slime, and pull/break off any thorns sticking through in the process. I then pour in some clean slime, and I'm ready to go for another 6 months.
  10. Lone Rider
    I bought a Giant TCR road bike from Cajees Fourways a while back. I've had no issues. They included a bike fit, which was quite accurate when I compared the reach and seat height to the Scott I'd been riding for a while. I have no regrets, but I never had a reason to go back to them to test their after sales service.
  11. Lone Rider
    I did the race last Sunday. Got to Stonehaven at 7h30. Filled in the form. Paid my R130 cash, got my number and was ready for the 8h00 start...painless.
  12. Lone Rider
    So, the substances supposedly used by Joe helped him recover quicker, and train harder...albeit with potentially detrimental side effects. Racing against a doper, forces me to push harder and as a result also get stronger....without endangering my health. I say we shouldn't condemn the dopers, but thank them instead!
  13. Lone Rider
    http://www.scarletfire.co.uk/8-tips-for-getting-a-kom-on-strava/
  14. Lone Rider
    Your power to weight ratio (W/Kg) is calculated using your functional threshold power. To estimate your FTP do a 20 min all out effort, and subtract 5%, i.e. if you managed a 300W average over 20 min, your FTP would be 285W.
  15. Lone Rider
    Looking at the new route, If you can average 16km/h you'll do a sub 3!
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    I don't know what users you're referring to, but I'm speaking from my own experience here. I own a powertap, SRM and recently a Stages. I also have a Tacx Bushido IDT. The Tacx, powertap and SRM all give me readings within 5% of each other. The Stages unit reads 10-15% lower. I logged a call with Stages Cycling, all they could suggest was for me to try and correct the imbalance by looking at cleat positioning or cleat shims. How can software smooth out the data? You're only getting readings from your left leg with a stages power meter. If you have a 45:55 imbalance, stages will read 90W when you're pushing out 100W...that's grade 2 maths. Now that I've cleared that up - we can get back to the original topic.
  17. Lone Rider
    If you only use a Stages power meter, you won't have a problem. You'll get your threshold power (FTP) using the Stages, and set all your training zones accordingly, as a result your training application will give you accurate calculations relating to your training stress scores, intensity factors, etc. You'll be able to accurately plot your progress. An issue only arises if you don't have a perfect left/right leg power balance, and you're comparing Stages outputs to powertap/SRM readings.
  18. Lone Rider
    Stages only measures the power being delivered by your left leg. Very few people have a 50:50 balance between left and right leg power, hence stages cannot compete with hub or crank based systems in term of accuracy. That doesn't mean that you should rule out Stages power meters. As long as they offer consistent readings, and Stages power meters do, you can still set your power zones and get the benefits of training with power. A problem only arises when you use both a Stages and a crank/hub/pedal based power meter, as feeding the outputs into the same training application skewers the figures (i.e. TSS/TSB)...unless you're one of the few people with a 50:50 power delivery.
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    40 RHR 170 MHR 45yrs
  20. Lone Rider
    VB Nothing stopping you from falling back a few groups, and starting later. Personally, I'd rather finish early and have a full english afterwards
  21. Lone Rider
    Affirmative. The same happened last year...in fact, they had elite women included in that batch last year too.
  22. Lone Rider
    cyclenation.co.za has a few photos up.
  23. Lone Rider
    As stated above - generally we push a lot harder during a race, than during training rides. Our bodies aren't used to that level of intensity for that duration of time, as a result our working muscles object. For me there was no quick fix i.e. Rennies, salt, electrolytes, or alkaline powders. Longer hours on the saddle, at higher intensities is what did the trick.
  24. Lone Rider
    Nope, prize money hasn't been paid out yet.
  25. Lone Rider
    I really enjoyed this. Amazing route...almost suffered as much as with the 94.7. As stated, it wasn't full road closure as with the 94.7. In places a lane was demarcated for us, in other places we had marshals stopping traffic. At times we'd catch up to a slow moving vehicle, and had to slow down and attempt to overtake, other than that there were no major issues with road traffic for our group (VB). I do feel sorry for the slower guys though. There were still cyclists trickling in at 12:00...the marshals had their hands full trying to control peak hour traffic.
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